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Backaches and Sciatica Articles

Each month, Dr. Jacob Bastomski publishes a new article related to backaches and sciatica. Here are some links to the current article and to previous months' articles.

Month: Article
July 2010: Laugh at Low Back Pain!
June 2010: Is Your Job a Pain?
May 2010: Ask a Weightlifter
April 2010: Spinal Fusion: Just the Facts
March 2010: Bed Rest for Back Pain?
February 2010: Natural Healing for Bulging Discs
January 2010: 100 Types of Arthritis?
December 2009: Stress and Back Pain
November 2009: What Makes Muscles Tight?
October 2009: What Does the Pain Feel Like?
September 2009: Essentials of Good Posture
August 2009: What Are Muscle Spasms?
July 2009: What Is a “Pinched” Nerve?
June 2009: Snap, Crackle, Pop: Synovial Fluid!
May 2009: What is Sciatica?
April 2009: The Truth About Failed Back Surgery
March 2009: Heat or Ice?
February 2009: Your Feet and Your Aching Back
January 2009: Is Your Mattress at Fault?
December 2008: Attention Santa Barbara Sleepers!
November 2008: "But Doc, I Didn't Do Anything!"
October 2008: "That's Not Where it Hurts!"
September 2008: Back Support Reduces Pain!

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Dr. Bastomski Asks...

Do nerves actually get pinched?

Chiropractors recognize two types of nerve disorders involved in vertebral subluxation. The least common is a pinched nerve that diminishes nerve supply to an affected organ or tissue. More common is the irritated nerve (facilitative lesion) which overexcites nerve communications to an affected organ or tissue. Chiropractic care has been shown to help with both types.

Would you rather feel good or be healthy?

Ask most people in Santa Barbara and they want to feel good. Careful! Would you take medicine that makes you feel good, rather than vomit to expel improperly prepared food? Every chiropractic patient knows that you can't measure your health by how you feel. True health is when your body works as it should.